Finals Preview

What a run by T1 and what a turnaround from their sloppy form in Pacific. Now we have come to Grand finals now lets see what is at stake now:
This is gonna be 1st international grand final for 8(9) players on the server, 3rd grand final for both Jawgemo and Meteor with both having won 1 each so far.
This is gonna be curse-break grand final, because both G2/Guard core and T1/DRX core players had choker narrative on their shoulders, being unable to perfom in the biggest stages.
This is the 3rd time NA team is facing Pacific team in the grand finals, so far score is 2-0 for Americas and T1 are the 1st Pacific team to reach grand finals from lower bracket.

Map pool:
Map pool in this grand final is a little bit weird because both teams like the same maps except Abyss for T1. This grandfinal map pool feels a lot more like GENG vs TH grandfinal where both teams didnt play each other entire tournament, both teams have similar map pool, lower bracket team has a perma ban(Ascent for TH) but the team from lowers have been improving throughout the tournament and feel dominant in every other map.
T1 maps ranking in my opinion:

1. Haven
2. Lotus
3. Pearl
4. Split
5. Bind
6. Fracture
7. Abyss

G2 maps:

1. Pearl
2. Abyss
3. Lotus
4. Haven
5. Split
6. Bind
7. Fracture

G2 are heavily favoured only on Abyss but you never know with these aim-heavy big brawly maps, one team could just outshoot the other team and strategy doesnt matter. Both of these teams love Pearl, Lotus and Haven and kinda ok at Split and Bind. It is hard to know which map G2 is gonna ban other than Fracture so its hard for T1, they have to prep for 6 maps this night.

In my opinion, G2 will ban Haven and Fracture and try to outcomp T1's remaining maps. A lot gonna be on Buzz's shoulders to entry against Breach-Tejo comps G2 run and the match might just be decided on FK/FD stats of Buzz.
So my preds:
G2 ban Fracture
G2 ban Haven
G2 pick Pearl
T1 pick Lotus
G2 pick Abyss
T1 pick Bind
Split remains

I think G2 is gonna 1st pick Pearl because they will have a clear game plan against Killjoy and try to execute it and play Abyss as the 3rd map to try to avoid 1st map gitters and shock/curveball value of T1's Abyss. My prediction is 3-2 for G2 and the banger map 5 Split, what are your predictions? Who are you rooting for?

plot twist: T1 really good at abyss. but not good than drx

I am from the future, T1 wins 3-1 again. T1 legit stands for (T)hree-(1). Come back to this tomorrow after you've confirmed that I am the AL GHAIB himself

idk about abyss but rest of the maps should be close

If T1 pick Lotus first then this could legitimately end in a 3-0. The Raze, Iso, Sova is just weaker than the Yoru, Tejo, Breach comp.